Growth of Phragmites japonica on a sandbar of regulated river: Morphological adaptation of the plant to low water and nutrient availability in the substrate

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 874-891

  Asaeda, Takashi ^a   Siong, Kian ^a   Kawashima, Takayuki ^a   Sakamoto, Kentaro ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flood; Nitrogen to phosphorus ratio; Phragmites japonica; Regulated rivers; Resource allocation; Sandbar

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ADAPTATION; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; FITNESS; GROWTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SANDBAR;

PHRAGMITES JAPONICA;

EID: 70249103540     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1191     Document Type: Article

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